Philadelphia Inquirer Investigation Reveals 49 Sex Crimes at Wordsworth
An Inquirer and Daily News investigation found at least 49 sex crimes reported at Wordsworth over the past decade, including 12 rapes.
Summary
An investigation by The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News revealed at least 49 sex crimes reported over the past decade at Wordsworth Academy, Philadelphia's only residential treatment center for troubled youth, including 12 rapes and 23 accounts of sexual abuse. The investigation, titled "Death, rapes, and broken bones," exposed widespread abuse at the facility designed to help troubled adolescents.
An Inquirer and Daily News investigation found at least 49 sex crimes reported at Wordsworth over the past decade, including 12 rapes.
A Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News investigation found that at least 49 sex crimes had been reported at Wordsworth Academy over the past decade, including 12 rapes and 23 accounts of sexual abuse. The investigation titled "Death, rapes, and broken bones" exposed Philadelphias only residential treatment center for troubled youth as a facility rife with abuse.